Crowds in the Football League have increased by 136,000 during 2013/14, it has been announced.
The Sky Bet Championship is the fourth most watched league in Europe with a total audience of more than 9.1m fans, at an average of over 16,500 supporters per match, with the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga (10m) beating the second-tier division.
The Football League's top division, once again, attracted more supporters than Italy's Serie A (8.8m) and France's Ligue 1 (7.8m).
Attendance in Sky Bet League 1 saw a sharp rise of over 18% with more than 4.1m people going to games in the third tier, at an average of 7,478 fans per match.
Crowds for matches in Sky Bet League 2 averaged 4,351 per match and totalled 2.4m supporters.
2013/14 Football League Attendance Figures (2012/13 figures in brackets)
Total: 15,703,427 (15,566,887)
Average: 9,483 (9,400)
% Change: +0.8%
Sky Bet Championship
Total: 9,173,519 (9,656,134)
Average: 16,619 (17,493)
% Change: -5.0%
Sky Bet League 1
Total: 4,127,923 (3,486,700)
Average: 7,478 (6,316)
% Change: +18.4%
Sky Bet League 2
Total: 2,401,985 (2,424,053)
Average: 4,351 (4,391)
% Change: 0.9%
The Sky Bet Championship is the fourth most watched league in Europe with a total audience of more than 9.1m fans, at an average of over 16,500 supporters per match, with the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga (10m) beating the second-tier division.
The Football League's top division, once again, attracted more supporters than Italy's Serie A (8.8m) and France's Ligue 1 (7.8m).
Attendance in Sky Bet League 1 saw a sharp rise of over 18% with more than 4.1m people going to games in the third tier, at an average of 7,478 fans per match.
Crowds for matches in Sky Bet League 2 averaged 4,351 per match and totalled 2.4m supporters.
2013/14 Football League Attendance Figures (2012/13 figures in brackets)
Total: 15,703,427 (15,566,887)
Average: 9,483 (9,400)
% Change: +0.8%
Sky Bet Championship
Total: 9,173,519 (9,656,134)
Average: 16,619 (17,493)
% Change: -5.0%
Sky Bet League 1
Total: 4,127,923 (3,486,700)
Average: 7,478 (6,316)
% Change: +18.4%
Sky Bet League 2
Total: 2,401,985 (2,424,053)
Average: 4,351 (4,391)
% Change: 0.9%